OptiKey

OptiKey

Added September 2015

OptiKey is a free and Open Source eye-gaze software suite which provides text-to-speech and access to the keyboard and mouse. It supports the new generation of cheap eye gaze devices including The Eye Tribe and Tobii EyeX which are both under £100. It will also work with any eye tracker or access device which allows cursor control - including free head tracking mice which use standard webcams - see the related downloads at the base of this page.

OptiKey's built in AAC is text-based - providing predictive text to speed typing - and intended for literate users but as the software also provides reliable mouse control it has a wide range of potential uses with other software intended for less able students with special needs.